Movie tours at film location
A Shropshire mansion house is opening its doors to film fans next month to show off some of the locations which feature in Keira Knightley's new movie. A Shropshire mansion house is opening its doors to film fans next month to show off some of the locations which feature in Keira Knightley's new movie. Click here to see our Atonement film trailer. Stokesay Court, at Onibury - a private residence usually closed to the public - is planning a series of guided tours around parts of the home and its grounds which appear in the new blockbuster film Atonement. The movie, based on Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, is already being tipped for Oscars recognition by critics. It opens at cinemas on September 7. The production team spent nearly six weeks shooting some of the film's key scenes in and around the south Shropshire property - and many of the sets they created have been left behind. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
The movie, based on Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, is already being tipped for Oscars recognition by critics. It opens at cinemas on September 7.
The production team spent nearly six weeks shooting some of the film's key scenes in and around the south Shropshire property - and many of the sets they created both inside the Victorian mansion and in the grounds have been left behind.
Caroline Magnus, from Stokesay Court, said the one-hour "Atonement Tours" would begin on September 16, for groups of 20 people or more. The £12.50 per person cost will also include morning coffee or afternoon tea, and cake and biscuits.
"Groups will be accommodated on Thursdays to Sundays, and on Tuesdays. The house is closed to tours on Mondays and Wednesdays.
"Tours must be prebooked, and group bookings can be arranged up to one week in advance of the visit. Tours can be booked either morning or afternoon, and can be scheduled to start at any time from 10am through to 3.30pm."
Starring alongside Keira Knightley in the movie are James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn and Vanessa Redgrave.
Atonement was the opening film at this year's Venice Film Festival, on August 29.
* For more details about the Stokesay Court tours, please call (01584) 856238, or e-mail tours@stokesaycourt.com
By Shropshire Star movie critic Carl Jones
